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---
description: How to control the SCF cycle
authors: XG
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<!--- This is the source file for this topics. Can be edited. -->
This page gives hints on how to control the SCF cycle with the ABINIT package.
## Introduction
The numerical precision of the calculations depends on many settings, among
which the precision in solving the Kohn-Sham self-consistent equation.
Several parameters govern the SCF loop. The maximum number of cycles is given
by [[nstep]], but the iterative procedure might be stopped earlier, as soon as
the criterion chosen by the user is fulfilled. The user is asked to give a
tolerance on some measure of the convergence. The user must choose among
[[toldfe]], [[toldff]], [[tolrff]], [[tolvrs]] and [[tolwfr]].
* The most theoretically justified for the density/potential self-consistency is [[tolvrs]].
* [[tolwfr]] is interesting for non-self-consistent calculations.
* For molecular dynamics (which rely on the accuracy of forces), one might prefer [[tolrff]].
Some input variables relate to the solution of the Schrodinger equation.
However, usually the related iterative techniques are well-tuned, so that
these input variables ([[nline]] and [[tolrde]]) are usually used only by
experts. However, in cases where the convergence is difficult, it might be
interesting to test improving them, as well as modifying [[nnsclo]].
The [[accuracy]] variable enables one to tune the accuracy of a calculation by
setting automatically up to seventeen variables.
## Related Input Variables
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## Selected Input Files
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## Tutorials
* [[tutorial:base2|The tutorial 2]] deals again with the H2 molecule: convergence studies, LDA versus GGA
* [[tutorial:base3|The tutorial 3]] deals with crystalline silicon (an insulator): the definition of a k-point grid, the smearing of the cut-off energy, the computation of a band structure, and again, convergence studies ...
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